13 January 2014

New Name For European Aircraft Manufacturer

A number of European aerospace manufacturers changed their names on 2 January 2014. These companies, all part of EADS, now have easier names to remember, but it does mean some aircraft types will have new names

Here is a summary of the changes:

The parent company, EADS, is now Airbus Group

Airbus Military, Astrium and Cassidian are now Airbus Defence and Space

Eurocopter, the helicopter manufacturer, is now Airbus Helicopters

Airbus, the airliner manufacturer, remains as Airbus

This does mean that some current production aircraft, such as the Eurocopter EC135, will become the Airbus EC135, etc.

The company has indicated that existing company documents, such as technical publications, press releases, financial statements and so on will not be re-branded. New documents will bear the Airbus name.